If youll be away from the machine for a week, I would recommend turning it off and unplugging it for that time. Its also a pretty good idea to empty the water reservoir beforehand, as you wouldnt want to use that week-old water when you come back anyway. In addition, when you do return youll want to run an entire reservoirs worth of fresh water through the machine to get out the water thats been sitting the boiler while youre gone. After that you should be good to go.11-01-13 05:56PM

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